Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-20
AuusEwE~Tr.
EMMA ABBOTT.

| EMMA I.
| Well. it's over; to say it was success
would be to put 1t too mildly. 1t was tri-
unph-a series OF triumphs-both unsteady.
dramatically and socially, and the city may
feel proud that her ci'izens have shown their
mu,ical taste and appreciation Of about the
only superior troupe Of the season.
Some disappointment was felt at the non-
appearance of Miss Abbott at the matinee,
but it can easily be understood that with a
heavy opera like Faust on Friday, and
another oven more trying on Saturday, It
| would be physical impossihility for sim
ger to go through matinee in addition. The
lrle lady who played the leading part at
the matinee Gdiss Bertinl) was clever and
with pretty voice, but it was not Honest
little Emma" The performance OF the b.
h-mian Girl was good, however, In every
respect.
The great event, of course, was the night
p ,rfornance of Linda, and there was the
9 ,me bi iiliant and cultured audience assem-
bled-gentlemen in evening dress, ladies in
elegant toilets and flowers in pro-
fusion - one would have thought
hat our people would have been
tired Of SO much opera, bus LIMA seemed
the N st enjoyable performance OF al. Miss
Abbott's marvellous execution In her first
aria reused the audience TO the first and
greatest eocore Of the evening, and from that
moment it was but succession OF lyric and
dramatic triumphs The most striking fea-
lures bling the duets for the Two BASES
| Prouette and Broierick) thu magnificent
! D aver at the close of the first act, Lizzie
Annadales charming serenade and the great
! curse and mad Scene al the end OF the second
at Prouette's acting, as the outraged and
indignant father, was really magnificent and
| fairly carried away the audience, but 1T
paied beside the Tremendous IN id scene which
nme iiately follows, in which n IS Abbott
| oItdid any of her previous efforts and was
rewarded with double recall Space for
bids US to enter into details or individual
criticism on a performance which is simply
PERFECTION, from the artistic to the chorus,
I. om the handsome looking maestro to the
fierce looking drummer, all Went to their
work with will There was no confusion,
bat perfect discipline all throughout, and
10 stage aud acc ssioDs were all in k-epiog.
1t is an event that will be long rem .mbered
10 Wi hita and it i, sincerely hoped that the
promise made by the manager of a return
visit in the fall will b. realized.
One pleasing little feature deserves
especial mention, the homo COM
pany who have opened The house
'oK the Opportunity TO publicly congratulate
Co onel Stewart aud his lady on their success
with the Garfield Opera house, and presented
as a souvenir handsome photograph album
which contained their portraits and also
those Of Miss Abbott and her leading artistes.
TIE idea was pretty one and the audience
cheered and app!auded to show their apPre-
citation.
At the conclusion of the performances last
evening Miss Abbott kindly received and en-
tertained several of her acquainssacss made
in the city, and expressed herself rs delighted
with her engagement in w ichita.
"Oh yes, indeed, my engagement here has
| been most pleasant aud shall ever reneln-
Der it with pleasure Today I have been
called upon by SO manv AMI such pleasant
people My audiences too. have been such
as any singer may well be proud Your
ladies' dress SO nicely, so elegantly. Why,
don't you know that we have among
ourselves here, said it reminds
US greatly Of Baltimore or Louis
vile audience, where, you know, there
are such a number of beautiful women. Bot
best of all am glad TO see the appreciation
l Lo,,l 10th i,,
America and the old country and it is a
pleasure highly enjoyed by us all to see our
efforts appreciated and to know that what we
ourselves think the strong points of our opera
are equally observed by others to be such
hope that soon I shall return to Wichita for
l must confess aim charmed and in love
with the city. How do You think Linda was
appreciatedf'
| Upon receiving an assurance that it was
highly enjoyed, she said, ''Oh, I am SO glad
OF all my operas think this the most firing:
when arr playing it quite forget myself
and my audience and scarcely know how it is
received"
"Well and here is sweet little boy" she
exclaimed, merrily taking the hands of Col.
Stewards little. son Charley and planning
upon his lips kiss, land that is the first Alb
bolt kiss on the stage in Wichita" and she
most sweetly bowed and ran to change her
| costume
| CRAWFOHDS.
Probably one one of the best performances
| it has been the fortune of q Wichita and-
ence to witness. was presented by the Arthur
R-han Company last evening. The comedy,
| entitled Nancy e. Co., is one full of Lunlor,
wit and striking phrases, and when it Wa
set off in the manner that charming iitTle
lady, MISS Carrie Turner, as Nancy, SO full
Of grace. so full of animation and wisniug
ways does, it canuot fail to secure the APP
| prevail as the sevefest critics. Ten Others
besides Miss Turner composed this very aole
cast of characters, among who are especially